Senior Airman Steven Carter, 86th Medical Support Squadron Medical Laboratory technician, observes a blood slide under a microscope on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 5, 2017. The 86th MDSS Medical Laboratory technicians test body fluids such as blood and urine as well as throat swabs and record normal and abnormal findings to aid the patient’s medical provider in determining a diagnosis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)